Maybe = No

PHOTO: Lewis and Clark

"It seems to me that maybe,
It pretty much always means no
So don't tell me you might, just let it go"

Jack Johnson, "Flake"

We're in the process of preparing to host a going away party for "Westward Ho", a friend of ours who is following a long-time dream of moving to Oregon. Doc. B. and I have always wanted to visit Oregon, but have never made it a priority - until now. Once "Westward Ho" gets settled in, we've informed her that we are coming to tour Portland, her new home city, and at least get to the Willamette Valley wine country and the coast.

So "Westward Ho" came over last weekend and we created the standard eVite to every single person we could think of (bitch) that might know her. The theme was: "stop in to say hello, and then goodbye" - cute, huh?

As with all of the eVites on which I've been included, you get the option of RSVP'ing with a "yes", "no", or "maybe". You can bet that anyone who responds with "maybe" is not going to show up - it's hard to say no, so this a good way not to have to.

So far we have 31 yes's, one "no", and only one "maybe"...Oh, and one of the yes's might even spin fire at the party - I'll keep you posted!

The Power of Humility

Photo Courtesy of People Magazine


“Because after all what fun is power
If you can’t act like a rock star?

...And since it seems clear
There’s no one leading us here
The only thing left it appears
Is to task ourselves to be better each time
Than those before us…”

Excerpts from “The New Wild West”, Jewel (Kilcher)

At the moment, I don’t recall what Doc. B. and I were talking about that brought up the whole "acting like a rock star" thing. It really could have been just about anything these days what with our political climate and all. No matter the conversation, I’ve just always liked that line – what fun is power if you can’t act like a rock star. Just take a minute to think about the last time you felt full of power - what did you do with it?

I admire those with power who have also been able to smoothly blend it with humility. It's what, I believe, the American public is seeing in Barak Obama. I'm not ready to say I'm voting for him, I'm just saying...